EngineDriver Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I bought this from "Ebay" a few weeks ago for the princely sum of £14.50! As you can see it had been crudely and thickly painted with some gloss yellow and blue paint. It had also been fitted with British type couplings. So it entered our workshop where a complete rebuild was undertaken:- It was completely stripped to its component parts and cleaned thoroughly, and all paint was removed. The internet was then used to get the correct number sequence for the company that we are running at the moment. Upon rebuilding it was discovered that it had a faulty wheel-set which caused it to de-rail on points and on uneven track, so a spare set was installed from a scrap SD40-2 I think it's turned out pretty well in the end, these next two shots show the the completed loco at rest in "Jamestown East Yard" Not bad for £15.00!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingeekboy Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Very nice. I love the "Dip Job" paint schemes: PC, N&W, ETC. Is this an old Athearn loco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baimor Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 WOW!! Looking good mate! Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngineDriver Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thanks Mark, and yes Griff it is an "Athearn" model usual bullet proof motor and running gear etc! Just right for outdoor running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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